Re: [Harp-L] Jazz harmony in the blues (was more on other instruments)

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Use the sharp 9th an octave up from the regular third and not the other way around - trust me, it sounds much smoother.

Raised 11th is the same note as flat 5, but creates a different impression in chord voicings - more like a sustained floating feeling instead of something pushed down under pressure that wants to either sink or spring back. Flat 5 is of course quite common in blues but using a raised 11th will make it start to sound like Bossa Nova.

Raised 13th is the same as flat 7. Are you sure you don't mean a flatted 13th? If so, that's a very dark, bluesy sound. Seldom heard in non-jazz blues. Although a pure minor blues minor I chord, minor IV chord, minor V chord (as in Help Me) will give you some of the feeling of it.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Tue, 10/27/09, jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] more on other instruments
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 6:35 AM

I just found out the boogie woogie pianists use the sharp 9th in their
playing. So maybe I should play the flatted third and play the third regular
the next octave up.. Also jazzers use a sharp 11th and sharp 13th. How do I
put that in a Sonny Boy Williamson riff? I will have fun practicing this
afternoon.

By the way, the guitarist in my band took weekly latin percussion lessons
for years. Made a huge improvement in his playing. His riffs are solid.

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